corn ethanol

Update: March 12. ZeaChem announced today that it is now producing commercial-grade cellulosic chemicals and ethanol at its Oregon plant.
The goal is to replace the petroleum that powers 96% of our vehicles with something more environmentally friendly, preferably produced domestically and renewable. To that end California has awarded $4.6 million to ... Read More...

By John Addison (5/8/09).
For the moment, the price at the pump is reasonable. A spike in demand or a terrorist disruption, however, will quickly remind us that we are desperately dependent on oil as we continue to consume 140 billion gallons of gasoline per year. Even in these recessionary times ... Read More...

(by Jennifer Kho) Just over a year ago, ethanol manufacturer VeraSun Energy Corp. was one of biofuels' fastest-rising stars. The company is the largest publicly traded ethanol producer in the United States. It has about 1.64 billion gallons of annual production capacity and uses about 5 percent of the country's ... Read More...

By John Addison (11/20/07)
Oil prices neared $100 per barrel as hundreds of leading investors converged at the Pacific Growth Equities Clean Technology Conference. A number of exciting companies presented next generation biofuels that promise to reduce the nation’s dependency on foreign oil. Look for a freedom harvest.
Corn ethanol is likely ... Read More...

People buying new cars are asking if they should get a high mileage hybrid that runs on gasoline, or a flex-fuel vehicle that could run on E85 ethanol. The United States DOE’s and EPA’s fueleconomy.gov, made it easy for car buyers to compare choices.
When you drive, there is most likely ethanol ... Read More...